30-Day FRN 1651-0007

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 155 / Monday, August 16, 2021 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0007]

Application for Allowance in Duties
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
collection of information.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection will be submitting the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The
information collection is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
must be submitted (no later than
September 15, 2021) to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or
suggestions regarding the item(s)
contained in this notice should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional PRA information
should be directed to Seth Renkema,
Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Office of Trade, Regulations
and Rulings, 90 K Street NE, 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177,
Telephone number 202–325–0056 or via
email [email protected]. Please
note that the contact information
provided here is solely for questions
regarding this notice. Individuals
seeking information about other CBP
programs should contact the CBP
National Customer Service Center at
877–227–5511, (TTY) 1–800–877–8339,
or CBP website at https://www.cbp.gov/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on the
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register (Volume 86 FR
Page 30325) on June 07, 2021, allowing

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for a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.8. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should address one or more of
the following four points: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
suggestions to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) suggestions to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. The
comments that are submitted will be
summarized and included in the request
for approval. All comments will become
a matter of public record.
Overview of This Information
Collection
Title: Application for Allowance in
Duties.
OMB Number: 1651–0007.
Form Number: CBP Form 4315.
Current Actions: Extension.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: CBP Form 4315,
‘‘Application for Allowance in Duties,’’
is submitted to CBP in instances of
claims of damaged or defective
imported merchandise on which an
allowance in duty is made in the
liquidation of the entry. The
information on this form is used to
substantiate an importer’s claim for
such duty allowances. CBP Form 4315
is authorized by 19 U.S.C. 1506 and
provided for by 19 CFR 158.11, 158.13,
and 158.23. This form is accessible at:
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/
assets/documents/2020-Mar/
CBP%20Form%204315.pdf.
This collection of information applies
to the importing and trade community
who are familiar with import
procedures and with the CBP
regulations.
19 CFR 158.11—Merchandise
completely worthless at time of
importation.
The allowance in duties may be made
to nonperishable merchandise if found

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without commercial value at the time of
the importation by reason of damage or
deterioration. For perishable
merchandise an allowance in duties
may be made if an application, on
Customs Form 4315, or its electronic
equivalent, is filed within 96 hours after
the unlading of the merchandise and
before any of the shipment involved has
been removed from the pier, and only
on such of the merchandise as is found
by the port director to be entirely
without commercial value by reason of
damage or deterioration. If an
application is withdrawn, the
merchandise involved shall thereafter
be released upon presentation of an
appropriate permit.
19 CFR 158.13—Allowance for
moisture and impurities.
An application for an allowance in
duties is made by the importer on
Customs Form 4315, or its electronic
equivalent, for all detectable moisture
and impurities present in or upon
imported petroleum or petroleum
products. For products, other than
petroleum or petroleum products, with
excessive moisture or other impurities,
not usually found in or upon such or
similar merchandise, an application for
an allowance in duties shall be made by
the importer on Customs Form 4315, or
its electronic equivalent. If the port
director is satisfied after any necessary
investigation that the merchandise
contains moisture or impurities, the
Center director will make allowance for
the amount thereof in the liquidation of
the entry.
19 CFR 158.23—Filing of application
and evidence by importer. Within 30
days from the date of his discovery of
the loss, theft, injury, or destruction, the
importer shall file an application on
Customs Form 4315, or its electronic
equivalent and within 90 days from the
date of discovery shall file any evidence
required by § 158.26 or § 158.27.
Type of Information Collection:
Application for Allowance in Duties
(CBP Form 4315).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,000.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 12,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.1333
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,600.
Dated: August 10, 2021.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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